Another day, another attempt at flying to Milford Sound cancelled. This time we were due to fly at 10am, so we had to be up and ready before 9. We re-booked for 2:30 the same day, but were told that it was likely to be cancelled. As we were half-expecting this, we went to our plan B and drove to the nearby former mining town of Arrowtown. The gold that was originally found in the Arrow river dried up long ago, but left behind is a pretty Victorian village with t...

We had a lie in today as we'd booked our scenic flight to Milford Sound for 2:30pm. Dean went to the supermarket and nearby phonebox to check that the flight was still on and we were collected from our hotel at 1:30pm. However, on arrival at the airport, we were told that the forecast had suddenly changed and we would be unable to do our planned cruise and return flight  Instead we were offered a scenic flight there and back or rebook for the next day. Since t...

Another day, another early start. This time at 6:15 to get our 10:00 flight to Queenstown. We'd requested seats together online, but couldn't actually check-in online with Air New Zealand, so had to join a mammoth queue at the airport at 8:00. Despite getting to the airport 2 hours before our departure, we queued so long that we only got to the gate at final call. That being said, everything else about the flight was great - decent seats, touchscreen on-demand e...